New build - GWG München

Modernisation
Lilienstrasse
Lilienstrasse 16, 18
The two buildings erected in the year
1952 are not particularly conspicuous,
with their 36 very small apartments.
And yet, when you take a closer look,
you see the finely proportioned detail of
the perforated façades, the almost
square windows, and the attractive door
frames.
By 1997, the complex was ready for
modernisation. The single-room apartments
with no bath or central heating
facilities were transformed into modern
apartment rows, comprising twelve
one-room and twelve three-room apartments.
As part of the general renovation,
the Munich architect Stefan
Holzfurtner opened up the building to
the west, towards the courtyard. He
put large French windows into every
apartment, to ensure that they enjoyed
copious amounts of sunlight.
As much of the original building structure
as possible was preserved on the
inside, and a minimum of intrusion
employed to achieve maximum space
and atmosphere. Even the façade appears
the same as it was before. The old
casement windows have been retained
and the colour is still reminiscent of the
1950s.
For its careful modernisation programme,
the Supreme Building
Authority of the Bavarian State Ministry
of the Interior awarded the project the
highly desirable Bavarian Housing Prize,
in 1997. Two years later, it also received
the German Builder-Owner Prize.
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View of the rear side before modernisation (top)
View from the road after modernisation (bottom)
Floor plan before (top) and after modernisation
(bottom)